Commercial737 MAX Production to Stop in January As Boeing Awaits Regulatory Approval Boeing is suspending 737 MAX production next month to prioritize the delivery of 400 newly manufactured aircraft in storage and allow time for civil aviation authorities to approve updates that will clear…
CommercialBoeing CEO Outlines 737 MAX MCAS Software Fix in Congressional Hearings Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg said pilots will have the ability to override the 737 MAX maneuvering characteristics augmentation system (MCAS) and a dual sensor feed will replace the previous version of MCAS…
CommercialLion Air 737 MAX Final Accident Report Cites AOA Sensor, MCAS Among Multitude of Contributing Factors Indonesia’s National Transportation Safety Committee (KNKT) published its final 322-page accident investigation report on the October 2018 Lion Air Boeing 737 MAX flight JT610 crash, finding that it was caused by a combination…
CommercialInternational Regulators Submit Joint Technical Review of 737 MAX Flight Control System to FAA An international team of civil aviation regulatory authorities from 10 different countries submitted a 71-page technical review of the Boeing 737 MAX flight control system to FAA Associate Administrator for Aviation Safety…
CommercialSouthwest Airlines Pilots File Boeing 737 MAX Lawsuit On Monday Oct. 7, the Southwest Airlines Pilots Association (SWAPA) filed a lawsuit against Boeing alleging that the grounding of the in-service 737 MAX fleet has caused its pilots to potentially lose…
CommercialBoeing CEO Targets Fourth Quarter 737 MAX Return to Service While the ultimate decision on when the grounded fleet of 737 MAX aircraft can return to service relies on the approval of individual civil aviation regulators, during a speech at the Economic…
CommercialEASA Clarifies Position on Boeing 737 MAX Return to Service On Sept. 27, the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) clarified statements it made that were recently published in an article by a publication called Flyers Rights about the process it is currently…
CommercialFAA Officials Refute Criticism of Certification Process for 737 MAX Top FAA officials told U.S. senators during a hearing Wednesday that their oversight of the process for certifying the Boeing 737 MAX was as stringent as it is for every other…
CommercialBoeing Reports 1Q Deliveries, Lowers 737 MAX Production Boeing reported a combined 209 deliveries of commercial and defense fixed and rotary wing aircraft during the first three months of 2019, including 89 deliveries of the grounded 737 MAX. 737…
CommercialUPDATED: Preliminary Ethiopian 737 MAX Crash Report Notes Similarities to Lion Air Crash Investigators released a preliminary report into the crash of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302, finding that the pilots were unable to regain control of the Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft despite following Boeing’s…